Weekly Newsletter
July 31, 2025
Find us at the Robson Ranch Farmers Market Friday (8/1) from 8-11 am, the Coppell Farmers Market Saturday (8/2) from 8-noon, and the Downtown Sanger Moonlight Market Saturday (8/2) from 6pm-10pm. We will also have the Flower Cart out Sunday morning after 8:30 am.
In bloom
Carnations have joined their fellow flowers in calling it a day for the seasons with the purple coneflowers, statice, and dara not far behind. The usual hot summer flowers are still going: celosia, zinnia, gomphrena, basil, and rudbeckia. Snapdragons, yarrow, marigold, and lisianthus are also in bloom. We had a random clematis bloom along with a handful of roses too this week.
Available Starters / Seeds
No changes from last week.
Seeds: Dill, Morning Glory, Bells of Ireland, chamomile, blue bachelor buttons, bluebonnets (manually scarified), bachelor’s button, love-in-a-mist (nigella), forget-me-nots, cosmos, dara (colored queen Anne’s lace), Mexican sunflowers, gomphrena, bee balm, celosia, cock’s comb, lime basil, blue spice basil, Persian basil, Thai basil, purple hyacinth bean, hardy hibiscus, bupleurum, tassel flower, and marigold.
Starters: Genovese Basil, Black & Blue Salvia, oregano, marjoram, curly parsley, orange thyme, spearmint, rosemary, lavender, and coleus.
Farm Tasks for the Week
Water, water, water … and shade!
Starts have been looking great but then … something chopped off all the heads of our young ~8” sunflowers. So disappointing! We suspect sugar ants as they do love to eat the sunflowers.
Began indoor seed starters for our fall planting: snapdragons, lisianthus, dianthus, carnation, foxglove, bluebonnets, and delphenium. Always exciting to begin planning and dreaming of next year’s blooms.
Chickens
Chickens are surprisingly still laying even in the heat. We typically don’t name the chickens due to their usual untimely demise from various predators in the area. However, I’ve decided to name the pictured hen, Death Wish. She escapes the chicken run every day running the risk of the pups finding her. So far, she’s survived two encounters.
No copper heads this week! … but rat snake on the driveway mid-day chillin!
Jams / Jellies
We are stocked back up on Apple Butter. Due to popular demand at last week’s markets, we bought some peaches from Winona orchards and have restocked our Peach varieties and added Peach Preserves. We also have the following jams available:
Usual Flavors: Seasonal Flavors:
Strawberry Jam - Strawberry Lemonade
Strawberry Blueberry Jam - Chamomile Jelly
Strawberry Peach Jam - Peach Jam
Strawberry Jalapeño Jam - Peach Lemonade Jam
Blueberry Peach Jam - Peach Jalapeno Jam
Blueberry Lime Jam - Ginger Peach Jam
Blueberry Jam - Cinnamon Peach Jam
Blueberry Jalapeño Jam - Balsamic Peach Basil Jam
Apple Butter - Mustang Grape Jelly
Mango Raspberry Jam - Apricot Jam
Raspberry Jam - Blackberry Jam
Cherry Jam
Cards
We have a large assortment of handmade pressed flower or quilled cards along with quilling kits. We also have quilling tools for first time quillers.
Coming Soon ….
We will be offering in person pressed flower classes this fall. Stay tuned for location and hours.